Jill vs Jude
Jill and Judecompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2004, Jill was ranked #372 and Jude #200 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2022, Jill was ranked #747 and Jude #905 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2012, Jill was ranked #5876 and Jude #1893 among girls in England and Wales.
Jill and Jude over time
Jill and Jude appear together in 2 published lists, across 29 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Jill and Jude changed places 5 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1964 and 2022, ending at #747 and #905.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls18 shared years, 1964–2022
Jill held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Jude in 5.
Highest recorded here: Jill #171 in 1977, Jude #231 in 1969.
The order changed in 2022: Jill moved ahead. In 2021 they stood at #873 and #734; by 2022 that had become #747 and #905.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Jill #747, Jude #905.
England and Wales · Girls11 shared years, 1996–2012
Jill held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Jude in 11.
Highest recorded here: Jill #1914 in 1996, Jude #918 in 2001.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2012: Jill #5876, Jude #1893.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Jill | Jude |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | female | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Commonly interpreted through its Hebrew root as connected to 'praise', via its relationship to Judah — Behind the Name frames it more narrowly as a variant of Judas. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Hebrew, via Greek and Latin New Testament forms |
| Pronunciation | /dʒuːd/ | |
| Syllables | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #747 (2022) | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #54 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Jude has a recorded origin (Hebrew, via Greek and Latin New Testament forms); Jill does not have one recorded yet.
- Jill has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Jude.
- A meaning is recorded for Jude; Jill doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Jill
Popularity journey
First recorded1948
First recorded at #376 among girls in Norway in 1948 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1952–1959
Highest recorded position: #62 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1952 (recorded 1952–1959).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2022
Most recently recorded at #747 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2022.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Jude
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #234 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1997–2024
Highest recorded position: #6 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2024 (recorded 1997–2024).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #54 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys